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Rather than withhold Medicare 'til age 67, shouldn't we just cut it off at, say, 90?

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elehhhhna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-11 06:49 PM
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Rather than withhold Medicare 'til age 67, shouldn't we just cut it off at, say, 90?

Hell, if we're talking about uninsuring the elderly, isn't there a greater cost benefit in just cutting of the extreme elderly folks? They're the most expensive class int he program.

C'mon, Dems, it's death-panel time, so let's put it all on the table. Which group should die first?
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SDuderstadt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-11 06:50 PM
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1. Talk about an OP deserving an...
unrec.
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elehhhhna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-11 06:52 PM
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2. you don't do irony OR sarcasm?
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-11 06:54 PM
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3. Well, that would have taken care of Strom Thurmond,
Betty Ford and Nancy Reagan, who is still among us, I believe, because she still gets Medicare along with her Cadillac plan supplement.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-11 06:57 PM
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theophilus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-11 07:00 PM
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5. Remember, Tuesday is Soylent Green day! n/t
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left is right Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-11 07:49 PM
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7. quick poll
Do you prefer your SG on a bun with lettuce and tomato or on a plate with mash potatoes and gravy?
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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-11 08:37 PM
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8. On a bed of rice with soy sauce. n/t
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Lint Head Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-11 07:12 PM
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6. Republican equation. Death = Profit
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elehhhhna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-11 08:20 PM
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9. shameless selfkick
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Philippine expat Donating Member (412 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-11 08:56 PM
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10. Quiet
Don't give them any ideas
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